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1. DIMM3 JPWR2 CPU DIMM2 Dimm4 DIMM1 SYSFAN3 CPUFAN _ SYSFAN1 S Back Panel JTURBO1 E H E JPWR1 HUE SYSFAN2 L ai JUSB3 PCI E1 SYSFAN4 I PCLE2 JBAT1 PCLES Jen DCH SATA2 SATA1 PCLE4 36 SATA4 SATA3 PCI2 SATA6 E SATA5 PCI3 JAUD1 ES JFP2 JFP1 mem JUSB1 2 JLPT1 JDLED3 JCOM1 1 6 MS 7758 R r tVVIE orIII Ir Connectors Reference Guide Port Name Port Type Page Back Panel 1 0 Ports 1 8 CPU LGA 1155 CPU Socket 1 10 CPUFAN SYSFAN1 4 Fan Power Connectors 1 23 DIMM1 4 DDR3 Memory Slots 1 16 JAUD1 Front Panel Audio Connector 1 27 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper 1 30 JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 1 26 JCOM1 Serial Port Connector 1 28 JDLED3 Voice Genie Connector 1 29 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 1 24 JLPT1 Parallel Port Connector 1 28 JPWR1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector 1 15 JPWR2 ATX 8 pin Power Connector 1 15 JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 1 27 JTURBO1 MultiConnect Panel Connector 1 29 JUSB1 2 USB 2 0 Expansion Connectors 1 26 JUSB3 USB 3 0 Expansion Connector 1 25 PCI_E1 E3 PCle x1 Expansion Slots 1 18 PCI E2 E4 PCIe x16 Expansion Slots 1 18 PCI1 3 PCI E
2. Chapter 2 BIOS Setup etii EH Eee eet AREE NIE NEUES 2 1 Lu BEE 2 2 OVEN VIG Wied es 2 2 Boot device priority bar Lu Dean rro Eraser re X CREER USO QR T ORUM FAR RE CREE eM 2 3 ET s 2 4 Kl e 2 5 OG uas unn rtg A Li Eod e eve e tue 2 13 eo ie 2 18 BROWSER C 2 19 Installing WiImkiu u u 2 19 UN UR NN EE 2 20 Updating the BIOS with Live Update 2 22 SECURITY uta 2 23 Appendix A Realtek Audio u u u u A 1 Software Configuration Hardware Default Setting Appendix B Intel RA D ad INTOUCHION u u u Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM B 3 Installing DRIVER uu u u eet B 10 Degraded RAID Array netter rnt tren rr na B 12 System Acceleration Optional siisii B 14 RST Synchronization optional noi trop serene Reo nh in pa B 16 Appendix C Install Windows XP Notes C 1 Installing Windows XP with IDE Mode ooooconccnnocococccoocononcconnccnnncna aa C 2 Installing Windows XP with AHCI Mode C 3 Appendix D Intel GPA D 1 PrerequisifeS7 u uuu HO D 2 Installing E u L uwa o rer rrr
3. SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 XN SYSFAN3 SYSFAN4 N imponen Please refer to your processor s official website or consult your vendor to find recom mended CPU cooling fans The CPUFAN SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 connectors support Smart Fan Control with liner mode The Control Center II utility can be installed to automatically control the fan speeds according to the CPU s and system s temperature Ifthere are not enough ports on the motherboard to connect all system fans adapters are available to connect a fan directly to a power supply Before first boot up ensure that there are no cables impeding any fan blades 1 23 Getting Started JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors These connectors connect to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 connector is compliant with the Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide When installing the front panel connectors please use the optional mConnectors to simplify installation Plug all the wires from the computer case into the mConnectors and then plug the mConnectors into the motherboard N imponens On the connectors coming from the case pins marked by small triangles a
4. This item allows you to enable disable the overclocking of integrated graphics 2 14 MS 7758 GT Ratio This setting controls the ratio of integrated graphics frequency to enable the integrated graphics to run at different frequency combinations Adjusted GT Frequency It shows the adjusted integrated graphics frequency Read only gt Spread Spectrum This function reduces the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by modulating clock generator pulses N moore Ifyou do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up gt CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage These items are used to adjust the voltages gt Current CPU Core Voltage Current DRAM Voltage These items show current voltages Read only gt OC Retry Count 1 This item is used to set the number of booting times with the present over clocking settings If over clocking has failed with the designated booting tim
5. msi Z77A G43 GAMING B75A G43 GAMING MS 7758 v5 x Mainboard TTT er Preface Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNA TIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improve ment and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks in this manual are properties of their respective owners m MSI is registered trademark of Micro Star Int l Co Ltd NVIDIA is registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation ATI is registered trademark of AMD Corporation AMD is registered trademarks of AMD Corporation Intel is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Sound Blaster is registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd Realtek is registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation JMicron is registered trademark of JMicron Technology Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Lucid is trademarks of LucidLogix Technologies Ltd VIA is registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc ASMedia is registered trademark of ASMedia Technology Inc iPad iPhone and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc Revision History Revision R
6. Disabled Disable all initializations of USB devices during POST for faster booting time Full Initial Enable all initializations of USB devices during POST It will extend the booting time gt PS2 Devices Support Enabled This item is to determine whether to initial the PS 2 device during booting When disabled all PS 2 devices will be un available until entering OS and it will accelerate the system booting time Disabled Disable the PS2 devices during POST for faster boot time Enabled Enable the PS2 devices during POST It will extend the boot time gt SATA Device Support Enabled This item is to determine whether to initial the SATA device during booting When disabled all SATA devices will be un available until entering OS and it will accelerate the system booting time Disabled Disable the SATA devices during POST for faster boot time Enabled Enable the SATA devices during POST It will extend the boot time gt Internal GOP Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu This menu shows the iGFX driver information gt Secure Boot Press Enter to enter the sub menu This field allows you to set the secure boot settings of Windows to prevent the unauthorized access Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter to enter the sub menu Wake Up Event By Setting to BIOS activates the following fields and use the following fields to set the wake up events Setting to OS the wake up events will be defi
7. If the computer case is opened the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated The system will record this intrusion and a warning message will flash on screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record D N d M 1 26 MS 7758 R J 5 y JAUD1 Front Panel Audio Connector This connector allows you to connect the front audio panel located on your computer case This connector is compliant with the Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JTPM1 TPM Module Connector This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages TPM module is optional The MB layout in this figure is for reference only 1 27 Getting Started JCOM1 Serial Port Connector This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device JLPT1 Parallel Port Connector This connector is used to connect an optional p
8. die in die Europ ische Union in Verkehr gebrachten Produkte am Ende seines Lebenszyklus zur ckzunehmen Bitte entsorgen Sie dieses Produkt zum gegebenen Zeitpunkt aus schliesslich an einer lokalen Altger tesammelstelle in Ihrer N he FRANCAIS En tant qu cologiste et afin de prot ger l environnement MSI tient rappeler ceci Au sujet de la directive europ enne EU relative aux d chets des quipement lec triques et lectroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 ao t 2005 que les produits lectriques et lectroniques ne peuvent tre d pos s dans les d charges ou tout simplement mis la poubelle Les fabricants de ces quipements seront oblig s de r cup rer certains produits en fin de vie MSI prendra en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie au sein de la communaut europ enne Par con s quent vous pouvez retourner localement ces mat riels dans les points de collecte PYCCKUN KomnaHua MSI npeannpuuuMaer akTUBHbIe ENCTBUA NO 3aujre oKpyxarouue CDS nosTomy HANOMNHAEM Bam yTO B coorBercTBMM c nupekruBon EBponenckoro Coto3a EC no npenorBpautenuro 3arpazHeHna okpyxarouten cpenbl UCNONb3SOBAHHbIM 3SITeKTDAHe CKAM N INEKTPOHHbIM o6opynoBaHMeM nupekruga WEEE 2002 96 EC Bcrynarouje B cuny 13 aBrycra 2005 rona un3nenus OTHOCALUMECA K INEKTPUYECKOMY M 3TIeKTDOHHOMYy o60pynHoBaHuto He Moryr paccmaTpuBaTbCA Kak 6bITOBO MyCOp NO TOMY Mpon3BOAUTENN BblLlenepeu
9. formats including standard enhanced or high definition video plus multi channel digital audio on a single cable VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor gt DVI D Port The DVI D Digital Visual Interface Digital connector can be connected to a LCD monitor or a CRT monitor with an adapter To connect a monitor please refer to the monitor s manual for more information AN imponen This mainboard supports dual display function by any two output ports HDMI DVI D DVI D VGA or VGA HDMI HDMI DVI D DVI D VGA VGA HDMI Extend mode o Extend the desktop to the second monitor Clone mode Two monitors have the same screen gt Audio Ports These connectors are used for audio devices The color of the jack refers to the function of the connector m Blue Line in Used for connecting external audio outputting devices Green Line out Used as a connector for speakers or headphone Pink Mic Used as a connector for a microphone Black RS Out Rear surround sound line out in 4 5 1 7 1 channel mode Orange CS Out Center subwoofer line out in 5 1 7 1 channel mode Gray SS Out Side surround sound line out in 7 1 channel mode Getting Started CPU Central Processing Unit e Introduction to the LGA 1155 CPU The surface of the LGA 1155 CPU has two alignment keys and a yellow triangle to assist in correctly lining up the CPU for mainboard Alignment Key p
10. mL Keep Data Clear Data N Important You can clear the CMOS RAM by shorting this jumper while the system is off Afterwards open the jumper Do not clear the CMOS RAM while the system is on because it will damage the motherboard 1 30 MS 7758 Drivers and Utilities After you install the operating system you will need to install drivers to maximize the performance of the new computer you just built MSI mainbaord comes with a Driver Disc Drivers allow the computer to utilize your mainboard more efficiently and take advantage of any special features we provide Total Installer Total Installer is very easy to use and does a great job of finding necessary drivers Please follow the steps below to install drivers and utilities for your new computer 1 Insert MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive The setup screen will automatically appear if autorun is enabled in OS 2 Click Total Installer A popup dialog will appear listing all necessary drivers msi Y Driver Utility CHIPSET STORAGE AUDIO OTHERS M we C AZN Total installer Product Registration Click here 3 Selectall checkbox on driver listing dialog 4 Click Install button 5 The software installation will then be in progress after it has finished it will prompt you to restart 6 Click OK button to finish 7 Restart your computer You can also use the same method to install the utilities N Important The picture above is f
11. zobowi zani do odbierania ich w momencie gdy produkt jest wycofywany z u ycia MSI wype ni wymagania UE przyjmuj c produkty sprzedawane na terenie Unii Europejskiej wy cofywane z u ycia Produkty MSI b dzie mo na zwraca w wyznaczonych punktach zbiorczych viii MS 7758 Y T RK E evreci zelli iyle bilinen MSI d nyada evreyi korumak i in hat rlat r Avrupa Birli i AB Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme At 2002 96 EC Kararnamesi alt nda 13 A ustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren ge erli olmak zere elektrikli ve elektronik malzemeler di er at klar gibi pe at lamayacak ve bu elektonik cihazlar n reticileri cihazlar n kullan m s releri bittikten sonra r nleri geri toplamakla y k ml olacakt r Avrupa Birli ine sat lan MSI markal r nlerin kullan m s releri bitti inde MSI r nlerin geri al nmas iste i ile i birli i i erisinde olacakt r r nlerinizi yerel toplama noktalar na b rakabilirsiniz ESKY Z le n m na ochran ivotn ho prost ed spole nost MSI upozor uje Podle sm rnice Evropsk unie EU o likvidaci elektrick ch a elektronick ch v robk 2002 96 EC platn od 13 srpna 2005 je zak z no likvidovat elektrick a elektronick v robky v b n m komun ln m odpadu a v robci elektronick ch v robk na kter se tato sm rnice vztahuje budou povinni odeb rat takov v robky zp t po skon en je jich i
12. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International C MS 7758 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Conformi Hereby Micro Star International CO LTD declares that this device is C in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other relevant provisions set out in the European Directive N1996 MS 7758 R OnVnn Y Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncon trolled environment This equipment and its antenna should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator and your body This equipment and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter European Community Compliance Statement The equipment complies with the RF Exposure Req
13. Controller This item allows you to enable disable the HD audio controller gt HPET The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a component that is part of the chipset You can enable it and will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods gt Integrated Graphics Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu gt Virtu Technology optional Enable or Disable Virtu GPU Switching Technology if supported i Mode Provides power saving features and special processor functionality d Mode Uncompromised 3D performance from the discrete GPU gt Initiate Graphic Adapter Choose which adapter you wish to make the primary option IGD Integrated Graphics Display PEG PCI Express Graphics Device gt Integrated Graphics Share Memory The system shares memory to the onboard graphics This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the onboard graphics DVMT Memory Specify the size of DVMT memory to allocate for video memory gt IGD Multi Monitor Enables both integrated and discrete graphics at the same time When disabled it will default to Initiated Graphics Adapter selection BIOS Setup Intel R Rapid Start Technology Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Intel R Rapid Start Technology This item is used to enable disable the Intel Rapid Start technology gt USB Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt USB Controller This item allows you to ena
14. M F gt ww lo ZN iapartnt Install the mainboard on a flat surface free from unnecessary debris To prevent damage to the mainboard any contact between the mainboard circuitry and the computer case except for the mounting stands is prohibited Please make sure there are no loose metal components on the mainboard or within the computer case that may cause a short circuit of the mainboard MS 7758 Power Supply JPWR1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24 pin power supply To connect the ATX 24 pin power supply align the power supply cable with the connector and firmly press the cable into the connector If done correctly the clip on the power cable should be hooked on the mainboard s power connector JPWR2 ATX 8 pin Power Connector This connector provides 12V power to the CPU N imponens Make sure that all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power sup ply to ensure stable operation of the mainboard Getting Started Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules For more information on c
15. You may overclock the CPU by adjusting this value Please note that overclocking behavior and stability is not guaranteed gt Adjust CPU Ratio Controls the multiplier that is used to determine internal clock speed of the processor This feature can only be changed if the processor supports this function Adjusted CPU Frequency It shows the adjusted CPU frequency Read only Adjust CPU Ratio in OS Enable this item to allow CPU ratio changes in the OS by using MSI Control Center II r Internal PLL Overvoltage This item is used to adjust the PLL voltage 2 13 BIOS Setup gt EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power This field only appears with installed CPUs that support this technology Intel Turbo Boost Enables or disables Intel Turbo Boost which automatically boosts CPU performance above rated specifications when applications requests the highest performance state of the processor Enhanced Turbo Disabled Enabled All CPU cores would be increased to Intel maximum turbo boost ratio Disabled Disable this function OC Genie Function Control This item allows you to enable disable the OC Genie function My OC Genie Default This item is used to select whether OC Genie parameters are customized by user Default OC Genie will use default OC related parameters to overclock the syst
16. and press lt Enter gt key to select a RAID volume for deletion Then press lt Delete gt key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAID1 Mirror 2 XXXXGB Normal Yes This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete Volume0 Y N Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes 14 Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume Press Y key to accept the volume deletion B 7 Intel RAID Reset Disks to Non RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives The following screen appears Create RAID Volume Recovery Volume Options Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Member Disk 2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset 14 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete t 1 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Use the lt Space gt key to select the disks and press lt Enter gt key A confirmation sen tence will appear below and then press lt Y gt key to acce
17. be installed by way of the mainboard s expansion slots Adding on one or more discrete video cards will significantly boost the system s graphics performance For best compatibility MSI graphics cards are recommended Single Video Card Installation 1 Determine what type of expansion slot s the video card will use Locate the expan sion slot s on the mainboard Remove any protective expansion slot covers from the computer case 2 Line up the video card on top of the expansion slot s with the display ports facing out of the computer case For a single video card installation using the PCI_E2 slot is recommended 3 Push the video card into its expansion slot s Depending on the expansion slot s used there should be clip s on the expansion slot s that will lock in place 4 f needed screw the edge of the graphics card to the computer case Some video cards might require a power cable directly from the power supply 5 Please consult your video card s manual for further instructions regarding driver installation or other special settings E Getting Started AMD CrossFire Multi GPU Technology AMD CrossFire is a multi GPU performance gaming platform By linking together two or more discrete GPUs CrossFire can significant improve system graphics performance It allows the ability to scale a system s graphics power as needed making it the most scalable gaming platform This mainboard will automatically detec
18. cord or plug is damaged O Liquid has penetrated into the equipment O The equipment has been exposed to moisture O The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual O The equipment has been dropped and damaged O The equipment has obvious sign of breakage m DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT ABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT Preface FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below O Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna O Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver O Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected O
19. is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files B 10 MS 7758 R R w JH ment m Existing Windows Driver Installation Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive The DVD will auto run and the setup screen will appear Under the Driver tab click on Intel RAID Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed 00 m T Confirming Windows Driver Installation 1 From Windows open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon 2 Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver Intel R SATA RAID Controller should appear B 11 Intel RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected and data mirroring is lost As a result the System can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member To re establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy refer to the procedure below that corre sponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity 3 Reboo
20. open position Do not touch any of the CPU socket pins 3 Line up the CPU to fit the CPU 4 Close the loading plate and remove Socket Be sure to hold the CPU by the plastic protective cap the base with the metal contacts facing downward The alignment keys on the CPU will line up with the edges of the CPU socket to ensure a correct fit Getting Started 5 Inspect the CPU to check if it is properly seated in the socket Press the loading lever down and lock it under the retention tab 7 Locate the CPU fan connector on the mainboard Evenly spread a thin layer of thermal paste or thermal tape on the top of the CPU This will help in heat dissipation and prevent CPU overheating Place the heatsink on the mainboard with the fan s wires facing towards the fan connector and the hooks matching the holes on the mainboard MS 7758 9 Push down on the heatsink until the 10 Inspect the mainboard to ensure that four clips get wedged into the holes the clip ends have been properly on the mainboard Press the four locked in place hooks down to fasten the cooler As each hook locks into position a click should be heard Mainboard 11 Finally attach the CPU fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard NM imponens Do not touch the CPU socket pins Confirm that the CPU cooler has form
21. rr erroe D 3 Software Gonfiguratiori iiiter etre teh ra ninth D 3 Help ln TEE D 4 xi msi Getting Started Thank you for choosing the Z77A G43 GAMING B75A G43 GAMING Series MS 7758 v5 X ATX motherboard The Series mainboards are based on Intel Z77 B75 chipset for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel LGA1155 processor these Series mainboards deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution Getting Started Packing Contents Driver Utility DVD Mainboard SATA Cable Optional Accessories wed T USB 2 0 Bracket Ne M Connector SATA Power Cable 1 2 User Guide Back IO Shield MSI MultiConnect Panel CrossFire Cable These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice The packing contents may vary according to the model you purchased If you need to purchase the optional accessories or request part numbers please visit the MSI website at http www msi com index php or consult the dealer MS 7758 F s Assembly Precautions m The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful computer assembly m Always turn off the power supply and unpl
22. soort producten worden verplicht om producten retour te nemen aan het eind van hun levenscyclus MSI zal overeenkomstig de richtlijn handelen voor de producten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd worden op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi za titili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduze e koje vodi ra una o okolini i prirodnoj sredini MSI mora da vas podesti da Po Direktivi Evropske unije EU o odba enoj ekektronskoj i elektri noj opremi Di rektiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 proizvodi koji spadaju pod elektronsku i elektri nu opremu ne mogu vi e biti odba eni kao obi an otpad i proizvo a i ove opreme bi e prinu eni da uzmu natrag ove proizvode na kraju njihovog uobi ajenog veka trajanja MSI e po tovati zahtev o preuzimanju ovakvih proizvoda kojima je istekao vek trajanja koji imaju MSI oznaku i koji su prodati u EU Ove proiz vode mo ete vratiti na lokalnim mestima za prikupljanje POLSKI Aby chroni nasze rodowisko naturalne oraz jako firma dbaj ca o ekologi MSI przy pomina e Zgodnie z Dyrektyw Unii Europejskiej UE dotycz c odpad w produkt w elektry cznych i elektronicznych Dyrektywa 2002 96 EC kt ra wchodzi w ycie 13 sierpnia 2005 tzw produkty oraz wyposa enie elektryczne i elektroniczne nie mog by trak towane jako mieci komunalne tak wi c producenci tych produkt w b d
23. the first volume to span the first half of the two disks re type the size to be half of what is shown by default The second volume when created will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives B 5 Intel RAID 6 Goto the Create Volume field and press Enter the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume Press Y to continue CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volume0 RAID Level RAD Mirror Disks Select Disks ize N A XXX X GB N A WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Press ENTER to create the specified volume 7 Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished Create RAID Volume Recovery Volume Options Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID1 Mirror N A XXX XGB Yes Physical Devices Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB B 6 MS 7758 m Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost N Imoortent If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become un bootable Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu screen
24. via PC Health Center MS 7758 Installing Intel SBA This procedure describes how to install Intel SBA To install Intel SBA 1 2 Logon to the computer with a user that has administrator privileges Insert the application DVD into the DVD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear Click OTHERS tab Select Intel SBA to start installing Follow the on screen instructions to install Software Configuration After installation of the Intel SBA software is complete the Intel SBA service is started The desktop system tray and programs menu include shortcuts to the GUI of Intel SBA Software panel overview The following figure describes the function of the Intel SBA control panel Tabs Selection Keep your data backed up and your PC Fete Zoe Date Backup and Restore healthy eliminating worry and frustration Automatically back up your data and run routine maintenance tasks at a time that suits ig you even at night when your PC is turned off Energy Saver Rotate Applications Selection Applications Description D 3 Intel SBA Password settings By default the system is in an unconfigured state Before the hardware capabilities can be used by Intel SBA software the system must be configured This is done in the Set tings gt Password Settings tab in the main menu of the GUI Settings Settings Password Settings Send Email Settings Passwor
25. CPU temperature system temperature and the few fans speeds MS 7758 R Intel R Smart Connect Configuration Set Intel Smart Connect Technology for optimizing system network performance in sleep mode Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Intel R Smart Connect Technology Enabled This feature can update applications ex email and social networks by periodically waking your system from sleep mode And you do not need to wait for the applications to update when you wake up the system Enabled Enable Intel smart connect technology Disabled Disable Intel smart connect technology r Power Management Setup Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt EuP 2013 Energy Using Products Lot 6 2013 EUP reduces power consumption when system is off or in standby mode Note When enabled the system will not support RTC wake up event functions gt Restore after AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Settings are Power Off Always leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Always leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred gt Windows 8 Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt Windows 8 Feature Disabled When enabled the system will switch to the UEFI mode to meet the Windows 8 requirement Before
26. D 1 Mirrors data redundancy B 4 MS 7758 Fs r Wr r r 3 In the Disk field press Enter key and use Space key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume then click Enter key to finish selection This field will become available according to the selected RAID level 4 Then select the strip size for the RAID array by using the upper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the Enter key to select and advance to the next field The available val ues range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip size should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB This field will become available according to the selected RAID level 5 Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Create Volume The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks t 1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select N Imoortent Since you want to create two volumes this default size maximum needs to be re duced Type in a new size for the first volume As an example if you want
27. HE PROCESSI 4 When prompted press lt Y gt to confirm ACCELERATION OPTIONS Name Type Capacily Mode Status DISK PORT 0 Non RAID Disk 153 4GB Maximized In Syne 5 Once synchronization is complete the status will change to In Sync Install Windows XP Notes This chapter describes how to install Windows XP with IDE or AHCI mode Install Windows XP Notes Installing Windows XP with IDE Mode You will fail and encounter a blue screen while installing Windows XP because it is not natively supported to be installed in the storage device with AHCI mode If you still prefer to install Windows XP as the operating system please change the BIOS item as below 1 Refer to Chapter 2 to access BIOS 2 Goto SETTINGS gt Integrated Peripherals gt SATA Mode SETTINGS i i BROWSER UTILITIES SECURITY 3 Setthis item to IDE mode 4 Goto SETTINGS gt Save 8 Exit gt Save changes and reboot 5 Install the Windows XP operating system MS 7758 Installing Windows XP with AHCI Mode If you prefer to install Windows XP as the operating system with AHCI mode please prepare AHCI drivers for Windows XP in advanced Creating a Intel AHCI Driver Disc Please follow the instruction below to make an AHCI Driver for yourself m Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive m Click the Browse CD on the Setup screen m Copy all the contents from Storage Intel PCH 7 f6flpy x86 or f6flpy x64 to a for
28. Internal stem disk OE ee 50 configuration Ei SSD on port c Normal Usage Cache device Serial number CVEM8A3200M50800GN Army 0000 Volume Volume_0000 Status Normal Type RAIDO Usage Data voume Sze 10783 M8 Volume volurre_0002 Statue Neral Type RAID O Usage Cache volume Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enhanced mode s enabled B 15 gt x o O 5 o gt Intel RAID RST Synchronization optional If you are using Maximized mode as the Acceleration mode the data on the hard disk is not always synchronized with the data in the SSD cache In some situations you may want to manually sync the disks for avoiding data loss Follow these steps to sync manually 1 Reboot system during the Power On Self Test POST press press Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 2 Select option 5 Acceleration Options and press Enter key The following screen appears ACCELERATION OPTIONS Name Type Capacity Mode Status DISK PORT 0 Non RAID Disk 153 4GB Maximized No Sync HELP Press s to synchronize data from the cache device to the Accelerated Disk Volume Press r to remove the Disk Volume Acceleration IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ERFORM A SYNCHRONIZATION BEFORE REMOVING ACCELERATION 3 Press lt S gt to synchronize data SYNCHRONIZING THE DATA MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES DO NOT INTERRUPT T
29. PU Core Voltage CPU I O Voltage GPU Voltage DRAM Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V These items show the voltages Read only 2 18 MS 7758 Y BROWSER Please install the MSI Winki application first in the Windows operating system with the MSI Driver Disc before using the browser Then you can click the BROWSER to access the Internet e mail and instant messaging msi Z77A G43 GAMING o g 3 q SE D 67 Temperature CPU y esc SETTINGS Ny mc BROWSER f UTILITIES B D SECURITY Installing Winki To install Winki follow the steps below msi CHIPSET Power on your computer and enter Windows operating system 2 Insert MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive The setup screen will automatically appear 3 Click Driver tab 4 Click OTHERS button 5 Select Winki to start installing 6 When finished restart your computer 2 19 BIOS Setup UTILITIES Z77A G43 GAMING D 67 Temperature Ee Cu y Be SE i est RD oc center modo L SETTINGS BROWSFR Live Update UTILITIES SECURITY r HDD Backup Hard disk storage backups and restoring is one of the most common and important tasks Use this utility to create an image of your HDD partitions and re load them when necessary ZN matan The HDD Backup can t back up restore image to from a partition where itself was installed so it s strongly recommended to divide HDD into 2 partitions at l
30. Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Press lt CTRL I gt to enter Configuration Utility After the above message shows press Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM ZN mnata The following procedure is only available with a newly built system or if you are reinstall ing your OS It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID Intel RAID After pressing the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously the following window will ap pear MAIN MENU Create RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Options Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Devices Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB m Create RAID Volume 1 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter key The following screen appears Then in the Name field specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or Enter key to go to the next field 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level CREATE VOLUME MENU Volume0 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A XXX X GB N A Create Volume HELP RAI
31. arallel port bracket The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode 1 28 MS 7758 m HU c s JDLED3 Voice Genie Connector optional This connector is used to link to the voice control module optional Please refer to its user guide for more details and usages JTURBO1 MultiConnect Panel Connector optional This connector is used to connect an optional front panel for controling the OC Genie and some additional functions Please refer to its user guide for more details and usages lt a I lt ace y O n du 1 29 Getting Started Jumper JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper There is CMOS RAM onboard that is external powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configuration data With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot into the operating system OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumpers to clear the CMOS RAM 1 BO an En
32. b s SATA2 6 3Gb s B75A G43 GAMING NM Impontarmt Many SATA devices also need a power cable from the power supply Such devices include disk drives HDD solid state drives SSD and optical drives CD DVD Blu Ray Please refer to the device s manual for further information Many computer cases also require that large SATA devices such as HDDs SSDs and optical drives be screwed down into the case Refer to the manual that came with your computer case or your SATA device for further installation instructions Please do not fold the SATA cable at a 90 degree angle Data loss may result during transmission otherwise SATA cables have identical plugs on either sides of the cable However it is recom mended that the flat connector be connected to the motherboard for space saving purposes 1 22 MS 7758 CPUFAN SYSFAN 1 4 Fan Power Connectors The fan power connectors support system cooling fans with 12V If the motherboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with a speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Remember to connect all system fans Some system fans may not connect to the motherboard and will instead connect to the power supply directly A system fan can be plugged into any available system fan connector CPUFAN q A N N A N
33. ble disable the integrated USB 2 0 controller gt Legacy USB Support Enable or disable support for USB keyboards mice and floppy drives You will be able to use these devices with operating systems that do not support USB gt Super IO Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt Serial COM Port 0 Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt Serial COM PortO This item allows you to enable disable the serial port gt Serial COM Port Settings Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port gt Parallel LPT Port Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt Parallel LPT Port This item allows you to enable disable the parallel port gt Parallel LPT Port Settings Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the parallel port gt Device Mode Select a device mode for the parallel port gt Hardware Monitor Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt CPU Smart Fan Target Controls CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature and to keep it with a specific range If the current CPU temperature reaches the target value the smart fan function will be activated gt SYS Fan1 SYS Fan2 Control These items allow users to select how percentage of speed for the SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 r CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN 1 SYS FAN2 Speed These items show the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as
34. cher to automatically pre fetch data 2 16 MS 7758 and instructions from memory into L2 cache for reducing the latency time associated with memory reads Disabled Disable the CPU hardware prefetcher gt Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Enable or disable the CPU hardware prefetcher to pre fetch the adjacent cache line Enabled Allows the CPU hardware prefetcher to automatically pre fetch an available cache line for reducing the cache latency time Disabled CPU will only fetch the requested cache line gt Power Technology This item allows you to select the Intel Dynamic Power technology mode gt C1E Support Enable system to reduce CPU power consumption while idle Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state C1E gt OverSpeed Protection Monitors current CPU draw as well as power consumption if it exceeds a certain level the processor automatically reduces its clock speed For overclocking it is recommended this feature is disabled gt Intel C State C state is a power management state that detects when the system is idle and lowers power consumption accordingly gt Package C State limit This field allows you to select a C state mode gt Long duration power limit W This field allows you to adjust the TDP power limit for the long duration gt Long duration maintained s This field allows you to adjust the maintaining time for long duration power limit gt Short duration
35. d Security Questions e Only users with Administrator privileges can access the Settings If you forget the unique secure password the window and password protected applications questions and answers you define here will be used for For increased security it is recommended to restrict access by authentication creating a unique secure password Security question one What was your favorite game as a child H Enter new password m How do I define a e secure password Answer to question one case sensitive Your Answer Retype password to confirm DOT Security question two What was the brand and model of your first car Your password security E Answer to question two case sensitive Your Answer Weak Strong Security question three What is your father s middle name Answer to question three case sensitive Your Answer Note The option to automatically check for updates has been disabled You can enable it again by selecting Update from the main menu and accepting the license agreement Cancel Wm Fill out the form to create the new password and click Save You will be asked to enter the password when you want to start using Intel SBA A moore Upon completion of the password settings please keep your password secure Please remember your answers to the security questions Help Button There is a help button e on the top right I
36. e BIOS The system will reboot after updating The USB flah disk drive should be in NTFS FAT 32 format gt Select one file to update BIOS and ME Selects a BIOS file in the USB flash disk drive to update the BIOS and ME The system will reboot after updating The USB flah disk drive should be in NTFS FAT 32 format 2 21 BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS with Live Update This section tells you how to update the BIOS by using the Live Update utility before entering Operating System Live Update will update the BIOS automatically when connecting to the Internet To update the BIOS with the Live Update utility 1 Click Live Update button on the BIOS UTILITIES menu The Winki must be installed Liveupdate ied connection editor to add new ge settings if necessary 2 Setup the connection by click the setting button if necessary 3 Click the next button E 4 Live Update will automatically detect the version of BIOS and download the ap propriate file Liveupdate B oa N moore Do not unplug or shut off your system during BIOS Flash Incorrect BIOS flashing can cause the motherboard to not POST Please ensure you have the correct version and model of your motherboard BIOS when updating 2 22 MS 7758 P SECURITY Z77A G43 GAMING L3 Temperaturo ek 2a SETTINGS BROWSER UTILITIES SECURITY gt Administrator Password Set the administrative password that will be required to ent
37. e sys tem After entering the operating system OS right click on the desktop and choose the Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Sort by gt Refresh New gt Screen resolution RE Gadgets E Personalize 5 The CrossFire setting must be enabled to allow CrossFire mode to operate The following screen appears in the Catalyst Control Center Depending on your operating system the screen may look different pem Catalyst Control Center Gann Preterances Pl AMD CrossFireX Configuration GE 7 1 Select which graphics processors to use in your AMD CrossFireX configuration gt Preseis EN Desktop Management Common Display gt Tasks v gt My VGA Displays di gt Video gt Information ZS usss A CrossFire system has four possible display modes SuperTiling Scissor Mode Alternate Frame Rendering Super Anti aliasing For more details please consult the graphics card manual 1 21 Getting Started Internal Connectors SATA1 6 SATA Connectors This connector is a high speed SATA interface port Each connector can connect to one SATA device SATA devices include disk drives HDD solid state drives SSD and optical drives CD DVD Blu Ray SATA1 2 6Gb s SATA3 6 3Gb s Z77A G43 GAMING SATA1 6G
38. east 1st for OS 2nd for data For HDD with single partition only the requirements for HDD Backup are 1 An additional partition from another HDD ex USB HDD for HDD Backup to back up restore image to from it 2 Executing Winki stored in USB flash drive MSI Driver Disc by pressing lt F11 gt to choose boot device during POST gt Live Update This tool can detect and update your BIOS online so that you won t need to spend time searching manually N Important HDD Backup and Live Update request Winki please install the Winki software appli cation from MSI Driver Disc in Windows first And then you can access these two utilities by clicking their respective buttons 2 20 MS 7758 VII gt M Flash BIOS Boot Function This allows you to enable disable the system to boot from the BIOS file inside USB drive FAT 32 format only Select one file to boot When the BIOS Boot function as sets to Enabled this item is selectable This item allows to select particular BIOS file from the USB Storage FAT 32 format only drive And the system will boot from selected BIOS file gt Save BIOS to storage Please setup a specific folder in specific USB Storage drive to save BIOS file from BIOS ROM chip data Note it only supports FAT 32 file system drive r Update BIOS Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt Select one file to update BIOS Selects a BIOS file in the USB flash disk drive to update th
39. ed D intemal ATAPI device More heip on this page B 13 g xipuaddy Intel RAID System Acceleration optional Intel Rapid Storage Technology use a SSD as a cache Which can store frequently used data without having to use a slow virtual disk or depend on RAM The SSD cache with the advantages of high speed read write and non volatile memory to accelerate the system performance ZN tuparan Check your SSD manufacturer s website upgrade firmware in order to support Intel Rapid Storage Technology Intel Rapid Storage Technology can only work with RAID mode Even though there is only one hard drive you must set the SATA Mode to RAID in BIOS The OS must be installed in the RAID ready disk in order to use the SSD caching Follow these steps to enable system acceleration If Windows has been installed in RAID mode skip to the step 5 1 Reboot and enter the BIOS steup Set the SATA Mode to RAID in BIOS Install Intel RAID controller driver Please refer to the section Installing Driver Install Windows operating system Powered off Connect the SSD Reboot the system to Windows Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive coc OY v dx ON msi Driver Utility CHIPSET STORAGE OTHERS ze e a Click here 10 Click the Intel RAID Driver to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology application B 14 MS 7758 11 Run Intel Rapid Storage Technology applicat
40. ed Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Chemical Substances Information In compliance with chemical substances regulations such as the EU REACH Regulation Regulation EC No 1907 2006 of the European Parliament and the Council MSI provides the information of chemical substances in products at http www msi com html popup csr evmtprtt pcm html vi MS 7758 WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ENGLISH To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist MSI must re mind you that Under the European Union EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Elec tronic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC which takes effect on August 13 2005 products of electrical and electronic equipment cannot be discarded as municipal wastes anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the end of life of MSI branded products that are sold into the EU You can return these products to local collection points DEUTSCH Hinweis von MSI zur Erhaltung und Schutz unserer Umwelt Gem der Richtlinie 2002 96 EG ber Elektro und Elektronik Altger te d rfen Elek tro und Elektronik Altger te nicht mehr als kommunale Abf lle entsorgt werden MSI hat europaweit verschiedene Sammel und Recyclingunternehmen beauftragt
41. ed a tight seal with the CPU before booting your system Whenever the CPU is not installed always protect the CPU socket pins by covering the socket with the plastic cap Please refer to the documentation in the CPU cooler package for more details about CPU cooler installation Getting Started Mounting Screw Holes When installing the mainboard first install the necessary mounting stands required for a mainboard on the mounting plate in your computer case If there is an I O back plate that came with the computer case please replace it with the I O backplate that came with the mainboard package The I O backplate should snap easily into the computer case without the need for any screws Align the mounting plate s mounting stands with the screw holes on the mainboard and secure the mainboard with the screws provided with your computer case The locations of the screw holes on the mainboard are shown below For more information please refer to the manual that came with the computer case Go D ae D eye dxoeq O I y uo sejoy eui uy dn eui pjnous puemo Buroe eq pjnous sod O I eur Aoul eseo 1Jejnduioo y Jo Jeal ay
42. em Customize Allows user to configure the following related My OC Genie option sub menu manually for OC Genie gt DRAM Reference Clock Auto This item appears when a CPU that supports this adjustment is installed This item allows user to set the DRAM reference clock gt DRAM Frequency This item allows you to adjust the DRAM frequency Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed Adjusted DRAM Frequency lt shows the adjusted DRAM frequency Read only gt DRAM Timing Mode Select whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Setting to Auto enables DRAM timings and the following Advanced DRAM Configuration sub menu to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Link or Unlink allows users to configure the DRAM timings for each channel and the following related Advanced DRAM Configuration sub menu manually Advanced DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu This sub menu will be activated after setting Link or Unlink in DRAM Timing Mode User can set the memory timing for each channel of memory The system may become unstable or unbootable after changing memory timing If it occurs please clear the CMOS data and restore the default settings Refer to the Clear CMOS jumper button section to clear the CMOS data and enter the BIOS to load the default settings GT OverClocking
43. enabling this item please make sure all installed devices amp utilities hardware amp software meet the Windows 8 requirements Enabled Enable the Windows 8 support Disabled Disable the Windows 8 support gt MSI Fast Boot Enabled MSI Fast Boot provides the optimal settings to accelerate the system booting time When enabled the keyboard will not be detected during booting Enabled Enable the MSI Fast Boot function to minimize booting time And the following related Fast Boot items will be disabled and fixed Disabled Allow you to enter BIOS setup with hot key function N Important If you want to enter BIOS in MSI Fast Boot mode you have to click the GO2BIOS tab on Fast Boot utility screen or press the GO2BIOS button optional on the motherboard And then the system will be restarted and go to BIOS immediately BIOS Setup gt Fast Boot Enabled Fast Boot is one of innovation in Windows 8 When enabled it allows user to disable the initializations of USB PS2 and SATA devices for accelerating the system booting time This item will only be available when MSI Fast Boot is disabled Enabled Enable the Fast Boot configuration Disabled Disable the Fast Boot configuration gt USB Support Full Initial This item is to determine whether to initial the USB device during booting When disabled all USB devices will be un available until entering OS and it will accelerate the system booting time
44. er the BIOS r User Password Set the user password that will be required to enter the operating system N Irmportart When selecting the Administrative User Password items a password box will appear on the screen Type the password then press lt Enter gt The password typed now will re place any previous set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To clear a set password press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter a new pass word A message will confirm the password is being disabled Once the password is disabled you can enter the setup and OS without authorization gt U Key Enable or disable USB driver device as key This requires the USB device to be plugged in for access to the computer gt Make U Key at When the U Key as sets to Enabled this item is selectable This item allows you to specify the USB drive 2 23 BIOS Setup gt Chassis Intrusion Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt Chassis Intrusion Enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if opened To clear the warning logs set the field to Reset The setting of the field will return to Enabled later 2 24 Realtek Audio The Realtek audio provides 10 channel DAC that simul taneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound outpu
45. es the system will restore the defaults at next boot Overclocking Profiles Press Enter to enter the sub menu Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press Enter to enter the sub menu Set Name for Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Give a name by typing in this item Save Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Save the current overclocking settings to ROM for selected profile Load Clear Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load Clear the stored profile settings from ROM gt OC Profile Save to USB Save the current overclocking settings to USB flash disk gt OC Profile Load from USB Load the stored settings from USB flash disk 2 15 BIOS Setup gt CPU Specifications Press Enter to enter the sub menu This sub menu highlights all the key features of your CPU The information will vary by model and is read only You can also access this information at any time by pressing F4 Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt CPU Technology Support Press Enter to enter the sub menu The sub menu shows the installed CPU technologies Read only gt MEMORY Z Press Enter to enter the sub menu This sub menu highlights all the settings and timings of your DIMMs This information will vary by model and is read only You can also access this information at any time by pressing F5 Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt DIMM1 4 Memory SPD Press Enter to enter the sub menu The sub men
46. ess lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Onboard LAN Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard LAN controller gt LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN gt Network Stack Disabled Set UEFI network stack for optimum IPv4 IPv6 function Enabled Enable UEFI network stack Disabled Disable UEFI network stack gt Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled When Enabled the system UEFI network stack will be defined as IPv4 protocol This item will appear when Network Stack is enabled Enabled Enable the Ipv4 PXE boot support Disabled Disable the Ipv4 PXE boot support MS 7758 gt Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled When Enabled the system UEFI network stack will be defined as IPv6 protocol This item will appear when Network Stack is enabled Enabled Enable the Ipv6 PXE boot support Disabled Disable the Ipv6 PXE boot support gt SATA Mode Only Z77A G43 GAMING supports RAID mode This item is used to specify RAID IDE AHCI mode for SATA port N aleet You cannot switch between AHCI and IDE if you already have your operating system installed If you have installed your OS using AHCI and you clear your BlOS reset to default settings you will need to change this function back to AHCI to ensure proper functionality gt SATA1 6 Hot Plug These items are used to enable disable the SATA ports hot plug support gt HD Audio
47. et Z77A G43 GAMING a Intel B75 chipset B75A G43 GAMING Supports Intel SBA by Intel B75 Memory Support 4x DDR3 DIMMs support for DDR3 1066 1333 1600 1866 OC 2133 OC 2200 2400 2667 2800 MHz OC 22nm CPU required up to 32GB max Z77A G43 GAMING 4x DDR3 DIMMs support for DDR3 1066 1333 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 MHz OC 22nm CPU required up to 32GB max B75A G43 GAMING Supports Dual Channel mode LAN 1x LAN supports 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Killer E2205 Gigabit The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows7 and Windows8 currently The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor Audio m Integrated HD audio codec by Realtek ALC892 m 8 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec SATA SATA 6Gb s 2x SATA 6Gb s ports SATA1 2 by Intel Z77 Z77A G43 GAMING 1x SATA 6Gb s port SATA1 by Intel B75 B75A G43 GAMING SATA 3Gb s 4x SATA 3Gb s ports SATA3 6 by Intel Z77 Z77A G43 GAMING 5x SATA 3Gb s ports SATA2 6 by Intel B75 B75A G43 GAMING RAID Z77A G43 GAMING SATA3 6 support Intel Rapid Storage Technology AHCI RAID 0 1 5 10 USB 3 0 m 2x USB 3 0 rear IO ports by Intel Z77 B75 1x USB 3 0 onboard connector by Intel Z77 B75 Multi GPU Supports AMD CrossFire Technology m Supports Lucid Virtu Universal MVP 1 4 MS 7758 Connec
48. evision History Date V5 0 First release for PCB 5 X 2013 03 MS 7758 s Y Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance Visit the MSI website for technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com service download Contact our technical staff at http support msi com Safety Instructions m Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS m Make sure the voltage of the power source is at 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet m Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord m Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module m All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted m Never pour any liquid into the opening that can cause damage or cause electrical shock m f any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel O The power
49. f you need to know detailed introductions Just click on the help button to get the information
50. he Master to the Recovery drive They are Continuous Update Policy and On Request Update Policy N imponens The least number of hard drives for RAID 0 RAID 1 Recovery or Matrix mode is 2 The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4 And the least number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3 All the information volumes pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustra tions in this appendix MS 7758 n wo Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM should be integrated with the sys tem BIOS on all mainboards with a supported Intel chipset The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use Ctrl I keys to enter the Intel RAID for Serial ATA status screen which should appear early in system boot up during the POST Power On Self Test Also you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create delete and reset RAID volumes Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds imponens The Device Model Serial and Size in the following example might be different from your system RAID
51. he beginning of Windows setup 2 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device 3 You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver into the A drive Note For Windows XP you can use the USB floppy drive only For Windows 7 you can use CD DVD USB drive imponen Please follow the instruction below to make an Intel RAID Driver for yourself Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive Click the Browse CD on the Setup screen Copy all the contents in Storage Intel PCH 7 f6flpy x86 or f6flpy x64 to a formatted floppy diskette The driver diskette for Intel RAID Controller is done 4 For Windows 7 During the Operating system installation after selecting the loca tion to install Windows 7 click on Load Driver button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 5 When prompted insert the floppy disk or media CD DVD or USB you created in step 3 and press Enter 6 You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters 7 Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER 8 The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue 9 You have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue 10 Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume
52. ion 12 Click Enable acceleration under Accelerate Smart Storage Caching TUNI ed using an available solid state drive ssa cache device order to improve the overall performance Click here 13 Select the acceleration options Enable Acceleration aes ei Select the solid state drive you want to use to accelerate your storage system SSD on port 4 75 GB Select the size allocated for the cache memory O 186GB O Full disk capacity maximum 64 GB Select the disk or volume to accelerate Disk on porto 14 TB system O Select the boot disk or volume for optimal system acceleration Select the acceleration mode Enhanced mode O Maximized mode 14 Click OK and reboot the system The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration View ZN Important You can click More help on this page or More help of the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application to view more information DECH Preferences Smart Storage Caching Your storage system 1s conngurec to use a solic state arie as a cache device 10 increase system responsveness enable faster multi tasking anc extend battery fe E engel eege Type RAIDO Type RADO Accelerated dere Dakon po 0 ten Dis ecetration O aga a Eneste Eeer VEER diferent dak er volare Acceleration connguration Acceleration mode Enhanced Change mode CP
53. lacement The yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator L Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator NM imponen Overheating Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and mainboard Always make sure the cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Be sure to apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replacing the CPU When replacing the CPU always turn off the system s power supply and unplug the power supply s power cord to ensure the safety of the CPU Overclocking This mainboard is designed to support overclocking Before attempting to overclock please make sure that all other system components can tolerate overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommend MSI does not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation beyond product specifications MS 7758 nn J npi n CPU amp Cooler Installation When installing a CPU always remember to install a CPU cooler A CPU cooler is necessary to prevent overheating and maintain system stability Follow the steps below to ensure correct CPU and CPU cooler installation Wrong installation can damage both the CPU and the mainboard 1 Unhook and lift the loading lever to 2 Theloadingplate should automatically the fully open position lift up as the loading lever is pushed to the fully
54. ll automatically close when the memory module is properly seat and an audible click should be heard 3 Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slot s side clips Getting Started Expansion Slots This mainboard contains numerous ports for expansion cards such as discrete graphics or audio cards PCle Expansion Slot The PCIe slot supports the PCle interface expansion card PCIe 3 0 x16 Slot PCle 2 0 x16 Slot PCle 2 0 x1 Slot PCI Expansion Slot The PCI slot supports additional LAN SCSI USB and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 32 bit PCI Slot N Important When adding or removing expansion cards always turn off the power supply and unplug the power supply power cable from the power outlet Read the expansion card s documentation to check for any necessary additional hardware or software changes MS 7758 s C ssp PCI Interrupt Request Routing IRQ or interrupt request lines are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt requests to the processor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as followed Order Order2 Order3 Order4 PCI Slot1 INT A INTB INTC INT D PCI Slot2 INT BE INT C INT D INT A PCI Slot3 INT C INTD INT A INT B Video Graphics Cards If available this mainboard takes advantage of the CPU s integrate graphics processor but discrete video cards can
55. matted floppy diskette The driver diskette is done AN terme You can download the driver from http download3 msi com files downloads dvr exe intel7x rst floppy mb zip Installing the Windows XP Operating System Please follow the below steps 1 2 3 Do o P Access BIOS set SATA Mode to AHCI mode save exit and reboot Ensure the USB Floppy Disk Drive is connected to the computer Install Windows XP When Windows Setup screen appears a message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver press F6 key Insert the floppy disk containing the AHCI drivers into the floppy disk drive When the next screen appears press the S key to specify an additional device From the provided list select the Intel R 7 Series SATA AHCI Controller Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation msi Intel SBA Intel Small Business Advantage Intel SBA provides an out of the box hardware based security and produc tivity suite designed for the small business user Intel SBA includes a customizable user interface and several bundled Intel applications Intel SBA Prerequisites m Supported Operating Systems Intel SBA supports following OS Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and 32 bit Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit Required User Permissions You must run the ins
56. n keys year The year can be adjusted by users gt System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt gt SATA Port1 6 Shows devices connected to specific SATA ports N Important If your device is not displayed turn off computer and re check SATA cable and power cable connections to the device System Information Shows detailed system information including CPU type BIOS version and Memory read only BIOS Setup Advanced gt PCI Subsystem Settings Press Enter to enter the sub menu gt PCIE GEN3 This item is used to enable disable the PCle generation 3 support gt PCI Latency Timer Controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth ACPI Settings Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu ACPI Standby State Specifies the power saving mode for ACPI function S1 Sleep Mode Hardware remains on S3 Suspend to RAM Turns off hardware Recommended gt Power LED Configures how the system uses power LEDs on the case to indicate sleep suspend state Dual Color The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep suspend state Blinking The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep suspend state Integrated Peripherals Pr
57. ned by OS 2 10 MS 7758 s T n Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date r Datei HH MM SS If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields using the lt gt and lt gt to select the date amp time settings Resume By PCI or PCI E Device When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCI PCle device gt Resume From S3 by USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state Resume From S3 S4 S5 by PS 2 Mousel Keyboard These items determine whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 mouse keyboard is detected Boot gt Full Screen Logo Display Enabled The OS boots straight to the GUI without showing the POST screen Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot gt Boot Mode Select LEGACY UEFI This item determines the system to boot from Legacy or UEFI BIOS mode UEFI Enable UEFI BIOS boot mode support only LEGACY UEFI Enable both Legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot mode Boot Option Priorities gt 1st 9th Boot These items are used to priori
58. ompatible components please visit http www msi com service test report DDR3 240 pin 1 5V 48x2 96 pin 72x2 144 pin Dual Channel mode Population Rule In Dual Channel mode the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus channels simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhance system performance The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual Channel mmmn MMMM MMM MMMM TMT LL A mm DIMM1 mmmn mnamanmi r DIMM3 EE DIMM 1 Installed N imponens DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2 and the DDR3 standard is not backward compatible Always install DDR3 memory modules in DDR3 DIMM slots To ensure system stability memory modules must be of the same type and density in Dual Channel mode Due to chipset resource usage the system will only detect up to 31 GB of memory not full 32 GB when all DIMM slots have 8GB memory modules installed MS 7758 M Bxm n i Installing Memory Modules 1 Unlock the DIMM slot by pushing the mounting clips to the side Vertically insert the memory module into the DIMM slot The memory module has an off center notch on the bottom that will only allow it to fit one way into the DIMM slot 2 Push the memory module deep into the DIMM slot The plastic clips at each side of the DIMM slot wi
59. onnected with your com puter Auto popup dialog When you plug into the device at the jack a dialogue window will pop up asking you which device is current connected Mic In As you know each jack corresponds to its default setting you can refer to the next sec tion Hardware Default Setting Realtek Audio Hardware Default Setting The following diagrams are audio back panel default setting m Backpanel audio jacks to 2 channel speakers diagram m Backpanel audio jacks to 4 channel speakers diagram A 4 MS 7758 m Backpanel audio jacks to 6 channel speakers diagram m Backpanel audio jacks to 8 channel speakers diagram msi Intel RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality and accelerating system on platforms Intel RAID Introduction The mainboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb s Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC The most outstanding features are 1 Supports 3 Gb s or 6 Gb s transfers with CRC error checking 2 Supports Hot plug n play feature 3 Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing elevator
60. or reference only and may vary from the product you purchased Please refer to the actual screens of your system for detailed information 1 31 msi Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CLICK BIOS II is a revolutionary UEFI interface that allows you to setup and configure your system for optimum use Using your mouse and keyboard users can change BIOS settings monitor CPU temperature select the boot device priority and view system information such as the CPU name DRAM capacity the OS version and the BIOS version Users can import and export parameter data for backup or for sharing with friends By connecting to the Internet within CLICK BIOS II users can browse webpages check mail and use Live Update in your system BIOS Setup Entering Power on the computer and the system will start the Power On Self Test POST pro cess When the message below appears on the screen please DEL key to enter CLICK BIOS II Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu F11 to enter Boot Menu If the message disappears before you respond and you still need to enter CLICK BIOS II restart the system by turning the computer OFF then back ON or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl lt Alt gt and Delete keys ZA usata The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under con
61. power limit W This field allows you to adjust the TDP power limit for the short duration gt Primary Secondary Plane Current value A These fields allow you to adjust over current value of CPU primary plane iGPU secondary plane for turbo ratio gt Primary Secondary plane turbo power limit W These fields allow you to adjust the turbo power limit of CPU primary plane iGPU secondary plane for turbo boost gt 1 2 3 4 Core Ratio Limit Default These iteme only appears when a CPU that support this function is installed These items allow you to set the CPU ratios in different active cores in turbo boost mode 2 17 BIOS Setup ECO Z77A G43 GAMING cx Temperature E CPU GER est SETTINGS _ BROWSER UTILITIES ECO SECURITY A imponens Once you click the ECO button in the pre set area some items in ECO menu will be fixed and un adjustable gt EuP 2013 Energy Using Products Lot 6 2013 EUP reduces power consumption when system is off or in standby mode Note When enabled the system will not support RTC wake up event functions gt C1E Support To enable this item to reduce the CPU power consumption while idle Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state C1E Intel C State C state is a power management state that detects when the system is idle and lowers power consumption accordingly gt Package C State limit This field allows you to select a C state mode gt C
62. pt the selection N asetzt You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incom patible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk MS 7758 r I t W m Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press Enter to change recovery volume mode The following screen appears Enable Only Recovery Disk Enable Only Master Disk Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request 1 4 select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On Request after you en able Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk B 9 Intel RAID Installing Driver New Windows 7 Windows XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system 1 When you start installing Windows XP you may encounter a message stating Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this is the case then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver If this is not the case then press F6 when prompted at t
63. re positive wires Please use the diagrams above and the writing on the mConnectors to determine correct connector orientation and placement The majority of the computer case s front panel connectors will primarily be plugged into JFP1 1 24 MS 7758 Y JUSB3 USB 3 0 Expansion Connector The USB 3 0 port is backwards compatible with USB 2 0 devices It supports data transfer rates up to 5Gbits s SuperSpeed The MB layout in this figure is for reference only USB 3 0 Bracket optional DA imponens Note that the VCC and GND pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage To use a USB 3 0 device you must connect the device to a USB 3 0 port through an optional USB 3 0 compliant cable 1 25 Getting Started JUSB1 2 USB 2 0 Expansion Connector This connector is designed for connecting high speed USB peripherals such as USB HDDs digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and many others The MB layout in this figure is for reference only USB 2 0 Bracket optional AN Irmportarnt Note that the VCC and GND pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible dam age JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable
64. seek and packet chain command Intel RAID controller offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplex ing RAID level 5 Block Interleaved Distributed Parity RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mir rors Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives Spread ing the hard drive I O load across independent channels greatly improves UO perfor mance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and pro vides enhanced read performance RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informa tion This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these Intel Rapid Storage Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison Intel Rapid Storage Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a des ignated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive The size of the Master drive must be less than or equal to the size of the Recovery drive When a Recovery volume is created complete capacity of the Master drive will be used as the Master volume Only one Recovery Volume can exist on a system There are 2 methods of updating the data on t
65. t multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right chan nels Realtek Audio Software Configuration After installing the audio driver see Chapter 1 Driver and Utilities the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will appear at the notification area lower right of the screen You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly double click the icon a Yo Customize Itis also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel Software panel overview The following figure describes the function of the Realtek HD Audio Manager panel Application Enhancement Device Selection vii Realtek HD Audio Manager 7 e Speaker Configuration 7 1 Speaker Optional Speakers Full range Speakers Volume Adjustment Jack status panel MS 7758 rrrsrckTr rw IsrastpilY Dsa pm uf a Device Selection Here you can select a audio output source to change the related options The check sign in orange indicates the devices as default m Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the right left side of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar m Application Enhancement The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device Jack status panel This panel depicts all render and capture devices currently c
66. t CrossFire technology and make changes in the BIOS as needed Follow the instructions below to ensure a successful two way CrossFire installation 1 Install two AMD Radeon HD graphics cards into both PCle x16 expansion slots 2 With the two cards installed two CrossFire Video Link cable are required to con nect the graphics cards Attach one side of the cable on each of the cards by way of the metal contacts please refer to the picture below Please note that although two graphics cards have been installed only the display ports on the graphics card installed in the first PCle x16 slot will work All displays should be connected to this graphics card CrossFire Video Link cable A moore Please ensure that all graphics cards used in CrossFire mode are of the same brand and specifications For best compatibility with the mainboard MSI graphics cards are recommended Make sure to connect an adequate power supply to the power connectors on the graphics cards to ensure stable operation Only Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows 7 amp Windows 8 will support CrossFire mode 1 20 MS 7758 R s 3 Boot up the computer and install the drivers and software included in your video card package For more information please refer to the manual that came with your video card 4 After all of the hardware and software has been properly installed reboot th
67. t the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press Ctrl and I keys simul taneously during the Power On Self Test POST RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID 1 Mirror N A XXX XGB Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Press lt CTRL I gt to enter Configuration Utility 4 Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding and then press ENTER MS 7758 Exit Intel RAID Option ROM and then reboot to Windows system When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive ntel Rapid S i Jelole N E gt Status Manage Accelerate II Preferences S Current Status Your system is functioning normally Manage Click on any element in the storage system view to manage its properties P Array 0000 o Volume0 Rebuilding 1 complete Disk on port Unknown Missing gt O acceterate Your storage system is configured to use a solid state drive as a cache device in order to improve the overall system performance SSD on port 5 Normal Accelerated device Volume0 system Acceleration mode Enhanc
68. ta MSI si adeguera a tale Direttiva ritirando tutti i prodotti marchiati MSI che sono stati venduti all interno dell Unione Europea alla fine del loro ciclo di vita possibile portare i prodotti nel pi vicino punto di raccolta Preface CONTENTS Copyright ele EE ii lcu ii Revisi n HIST UM ii Technical S pport uoo ae tei u EE be See iii Safety E MIC EE iii FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement iv GE eren UE i Radiation Exposure Statement European Community Compliance Statement Taiwan Wireless Statements AAA V Japan VCCI Class B Statement a v Korea Warning Statements u u v Battery MT Ee E vi Chemical Substances Information AEN vi WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement vii Chapter 1 Getting Started eese 1 1 Packing CoHterits succi eme cerro tpe ree oe page setae 1 2 elle Ba ee tle P weuaeh eras masaqa 1 2 Assembly E 1 3 Mainboard SpecrfCalioris irradia eru ok umero tere HER REDE cepe eue 1 4 Connectors Quick Guide A 1 6 Expansion Slots Video Graphics Cards Internal Connector iii C MS 7758
69. taller and the customization wizard with a user that has local ad ministrator permissions on the computer Windows Update Settings In certain conditions the Windows Update task in the PC Health Center application is disabled and cannot be enabled This can occur if Intel SBA is installed on a computer where Windows Update was disabled during installation of the Windows operating sys tem The Windows Update task is shown in the GUI but is grayed out disabled Even if the end user enables Windows Update in the operating system the PC Health Center task cannot be enabled This means that the end user cannot use PC Health Center to manage Windows Update To prevent this make sure that you do NOT select the Never check for updates option when installing the Windows operating system Windows Task Scheduler Some PC Health Center tasks are applications that can also be used directly from the operating system and scheduled via the Windows Task Scheduler When a task is set via PC Health Center an alarm clock is set that will wake up the computer if it is turned off Defining a scheduled time for an application task outside of PC Health Center does not set an alarm clock This means that the computer will not be woken up to do the task For this reason it is NOT recommended to define schedules for these applications Windows Updates Windows Backup and Restore Disk defragmentation Instead let the end user set the schedule for all these tasks
70. tinuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly differ ent from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Overview After entering CLICK BIOS ll the following screen is displayed Language System Temperature LLEN information monitor Z77A G43 GAMING oO g 3 y e Temperatur Mode SEIS KS selection EB Boot menu Boot device priority bar BIOS menu selection v BROWSER BIOS menu UTILITIES selection SECURITY Menu display AN moore The pictures in this guide are for reference only and may vary from the product you pur chased Please refer to the actual screens of your system for detailed information gt Temperature monitor This block shows the temperature of the processor and the mainboard MS 7758 r Y System information This block shows the time date CPU name CPU frequency DRAM frequency DRAM capacity and the BIOS version BIOS menu selection The following options are available SETTINGS Use this menu to specify your settings for chipset features and boot devices m OC This menu contains items of the frequency and voltage adjustments In creasing the frequency can get better performance however high frequency and heat can cause instability we do not recommend general users to over clock ECO This menu is related to energy saving settings BROWSER This feature is used to enter the MSI Winki
71. tize the installed boot devices gt USB KEY Drive BBS Priorities UEFI Boot Drive BBS Priorities gt 1st 8th Boot These items are used to prioritize the installed USB key drives UEFI boot drives 2 11 BIOS Setup Save amp Exit gt Discard Changes and Exit This it is used to abandon all changes and exit setup Save Changes and Reboot This item is used to save changes and reboot the system Save Changes This item is used to save changes gt Discard Changes This item is used to abandon all changes gt Restore Defaults This item is used to load the optimized default values set by the BIOS vendor Boot Override The installed storage devices will appear on this menu you can select one of them be a boot device gt Built in EFI Shell Use this item to enter the EFI Shell 2 12 MS 7758 F OC Z77A G43 GAMING Temperature eru GER agr SFTTINGS vier BROWSER UTILITIES SECURITY Pieces Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users Overclocking is not guaranteed and if done improperly can void your warranty or severely damage your hardware f you are unfamiliar with overclocking we advise you to use OC Genie for easy overclocking Current CPU DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed Read only CPU Base Frequency 10KHz Allows you to set the CPU Base clock in 10KHz increments
72. to the previous from a submenu Click the right button Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General Help CPU Specifications Enter Memory Z Load optimized defaults OC Profile Load From USB OC Profile Save to USB Save Change and Reset Save a screenshot to a FAT FAT32 USB drive Sub Menu If you find a point symbol to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched for additional options You can use the arrow keys or mouse to highlight the field and press Enter or double click the left mouse button to enter the sub menu If you want to return to the previous menu just press lt Esc gt or click the right mouse button General Help The General Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use for navigation You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help Screen MS 7758 n 9 YeP SETTINGS msi Z77A G43 GAMING H 3 g k Temperature M E ast SETTINGS ae BROWSER UTILITIES SECURITY System Status System Date This allows you to set the system date that you want usually the current date The format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric functio
73. tors m Back panel 1x PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port 6x USB 2 0 ports Z77A G43 GAMING or 4x USB 2 0 ports B75A G43 GAMING 2x USB 3 0 ports 1x LAN port 1x HDMI port supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 1x VGA port supporting a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 1x DVI D port supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 6x audio ports This mainboard supports dual display function by any two onboard graphics output ports HDMI DVI D DVI D VGA or VGA HDMI On Board 2x USB 2 0 connectors 1x USB 3 0 connector 1x TPM Module connector 1x Serial Port connector 1x Parallel Port connector 1x Front Panel Audio connector 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 1x MultiConnect Panel connector optinoal 1x Voice Genie connector optional Slots m 1x PCIe 3 0 x16 slot PCI E2 it supports up to PCle 3 0 x16 speed m 1x PCle 2 0 x16 slot PCI E4 it supports up to PCle 2 0 x4 speed m 2x PCle 2 0 x1 slots 3x PCI slots Form Factor m ATX 30 5 cm X 24 4 cm Mounting Screw Holes 9x mounting holes For the latest information about CPU please visit http Awww msi com service cpu support For more information on compatible components please visit http Awww msi com service test report Getting Started Connectors Quick Guide
74. u displays the informations of installed memory gt CPU Features Press Enter to enter the sub menu Hyper Threading Technology Enabled The processor uses Hyper Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end user response times Intel Hyper Threading technology treats the multi cores inside the processor as multi logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously In this way the system performance is highly improved Enable Enable Intel Hyper Threading technology Disabled Disable this item if your operating system does not support HT func tion Active Processor Cores This item allows you to select the number of active processor cores gt Limit CPUID Maximum It is designed to limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems Execute Disable Bit Can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks where worms can try to execute code to damage your system lt is recommended you keep this enabled always Intel Virtualization Tech Enhances virtualization and allows the system to act as multiple virtual systems See Intel s official website for more information gt Intel VT D Tech This item is used to enable disable the Intel VT D technology For further information please refer to Intel s official website gt Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Enable or disable the hardware prefetcher of CPU Enabled Allows the CPU hardware prefet
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76. ug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing any computer component m Ensure that all components are securely connected Loose connections may cause the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start m Hold the mainboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components a t is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling the mainboard to prevent electrostatic damage If an ESD wrist strap is not available discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object before handling the mainboard m Store the mainboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an antistatic pad whenever the mainboard is not installed m Before turning on the computer ensure that there are no loose screws or metal components on the mainboard or anywhere within the computer case m Do not use the computer in a high temperature environment m Do not boot the computer before installation is completed This could cause permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user m f you need help during any installation step please consult a certified computer technician A imponens A screwdriver not included may be required for computer assembly 1 3 Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support m Support 3 Generation Intel Core i7 Core i5 Core i3 Pentium Celeron Processors for LGA 1155 socket Chipset m ntel Z77 chips
77. uirement 1999 519 EC Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields 0 300GHz This wireless device complies with the R amp TTE Directive Taiwan Wireless Statements E AR ER RS BE Er Ez BH AERIS A ES E E AN SRSA SABER E MAWSZRSERBH ZEEE CUBRA CRRSEPERMRARTESHEE SRRATERRE ET BER UNSSRTERASGHAEA MASKEE ERE ER DEF CULPA MADEABERNTE ERA AE EZ T eh CASI ZERSUER EECH RETA SEEDRRERETE 1 EAR FRASER EE HYE Japan VCCI Class B Statement KKH CORB BRRNRESERES VC o RS E 3 lt 97 KEE ECK q EE EE EK EE RE MEL U nnac saEES amp ts5 amp iUucsgccA amp usdd BukEHBBECUIZcCEUM BUR ZU T lt EU Korea Warning Statements del THAME 2335 NYEN 75o Ws Preface Battery Information European Union Batteries battery packs and accumulators should not be disposed of as unsorted household waste Please use the public collection system to return recycle or treat them in compliance with the local regulations Cm o For better environmental protection waste batteries should be collected Lt separately for recycling or special disposal California USA The button cell battery may contain perchlorate material and requires x special handling when recycled or disposed of in California ox For further information please visit http www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate CAUTION There is a risk of explosion if battery is incorrectly replac
78. votnosti Spole nost MSI spln po adavky na odeb r n v robk zna ky MSI prod van ch v zem ch EU po skon en jejich ivotnosti Tyto v robky m ete odevzdat v m stn ch sb rn ch MAGYAR Annak rdek ben hogy k rnyezet nket megv dj k illetve k rnyezetv d k nt fell pve az MSI eml kezteti Ont hogy Az Eur pai Uni EU 2005 augusztus 13 n hat lyba l p az elektromos s elek tronikus berendez sek hullad kair l sz l 2002 96 EK ir nyelve szerint az elektromos s elektronikus berendez sek t bb nem kezelhet ek lakoss gi hullad kk nt s az ilyen elektronikus berendez sek gy rt i k teless v lnak az ilyen term kek visszav tel re azok hasznos lettartama v g n Az MSI betartja a term kvisszav tellel kapc solatos k vetelm nyeket az MSI m rkan v alatt az EU n bel l rt kes tett term kek eset ben azok lettartam nak v g n Az ilyen term keket a legk zelebbi gy jt helyre viheti ITALIANO Per proteggere l ambiente MSI da sempre amica della natura ti ricorda che In base alla Direttiva dell Unione Europea EU sullo Smaltimento dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici Direttiva 2002 96 EC in vigore dal 13 Agosto 2005 prodotti appartenenti alla categoria dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici non possono pi essere eliminati come rifiuti municipali i produttori di detti materiali saranno obbligati a ritirare ogni prodotto alla fine del suo ciclo di vi
79. web browser UTILITIES This menu contains utilities for backup and update SECURITY The security menu is used to keep unauthorized people from mak ing any changes to the settings You can use these security features to protect your system gt Boot device priority bar You can move the device icons to change the boot priority gt Boot menu This button is used to open a boot menu Click the item to boot the system from the device instantly Mode selection This feature allows you to load presets of energy saving or overclocking Menu display This area provides BIOS settings and information to be configured r Language This allows you to select the language of the BIOS setting Boot device priority bar This bar shows the priority of the boot devices The lighted icons indicate that the devices are available Boot device priority High priority hm TE Low priority Click and draw the icon to left or right to specify the boot priority Boot device icon list es D r gr disk gr ae B drive disk BB USB hard Muss pe USB optical E UEF Disable Ba disk drive BM floppy drive BIOS Setup Operation CLICK BIOS II allows you to control BIOS settings with the mouse and the keyboard The following table lists and describes the hot keys and the mouse operations Description Select Item Enter Select Icon Field Click Double click the left button PM Jump to the Exit menu or return
80. xpansion Slots 1 18 SATA1 6 SATA Connectors 1 22 Getting Started Back Panel Quick Guide For Z77A G43 GAMING USB 2 0 Port Mouse Keyboard VGA Port USB 2 0 Port HDMI Port USB 3 0 Port DVI D Port gt Mouse Keyboard A combination PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector for a PS 2 mouse keyboard gt USB 2 0 Port The USB 2 0 port is for attaching USB 2 0 devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB 2 0 compatible devices gt USB 3 0 Port USB 3 0 port is backward compatible with USB 2 0 devices It supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbit s SuperSpeed N Important In order to use USB 3 0 devices you must connect to a USB 3 0 port If a USB cable is used it must be USB 3 0 compliant r LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for connecting to a Seen sands Local Area Network LAN LED State Condition Off LAN link is not established On Steady LAN link is established On flashing The computer is communicating with another computer on the network Off 10 Mbits sec data rate On 100 Mbits sec data rate Orange On 1000 Mbits sec data rate MS 7758 Q Icss Vn Imi gt HDMI Port ssosrimos mucrimeoia wrenrace The High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI is an all digital audio video interface that is capable of transmitting uncompressed streams HDMI supports all types of TV

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